SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2017 LOCAL ODESSA AMERICAN 5B 1506 N. Grandview Ave. Odessa, Texas 79761 432-272-0303 www.DinstinctiveFuneral.com Francisco S. Chavez ODESSA Francisco S. Chavez, 86, of Odessa, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Odessa.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. July 17, 2017, at St. oseph Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Odessa Garden II section of Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements are by Acres West Funeral Chapel of Odessa.
Jesse H. Mabry MIDLAND Jesse H. Mabry, 85, of Odessa, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Midland. Celebration of life is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 17, 2017, at Crestview Baptist Church.
Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley Pickle Welch Funeral Home of Midland. Charles Ray Muery HORSESHOE BAY Charles Ray Muery, 82, of Sunrise Beach Village, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Horseshoe Bay. Funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. July 17, 2017, at Sunrise Beach Federated Church.
The Rev. John Alsup is officiating. Arrangements are by Putnam Funeral Home and Crematory of Kingsland. DEATH NOTICES a glance at going on around the Basin. Today SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE What: School supply drive in support of Harmony Home.
When: through July 29. Where: Curves, 1541 JBS Parkway. All supplies are welcome, including pencils, pens, paper, folders, backpacks, Kleenex and more. Drop off school supplies at Curves. Hours: 6 a.m.
to noon. Call: 552-8130. KIDS ART CONTEST What: Kids Save the exhibit: Funky Junk Art Contest for kids. When: All day, through July 17. Where: Midland Centennial Library, 2503 W.
Loop 250 Midland, has scheduled the Call: 742-7445. TENNIS CAMP What: Odessa College has scheduled a tennis camp for kids. When: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Where: Odessa College Softball and Tennis Complex, 201 W.
University Blvd. For children ages 5-11. Tennis rackets will be provided. Registration fee: $75. Call: 335-6348.
Visit: www.wrangler sports.com. KIDS ART CAMP What: Summer Art Camp: 3D Imagination. When: 9:15 a.m. to noon. Where: The Ellen Art Museum, 4909 E.
University Blvd. For kids ages 6-12. Class size is limited. Advance registration is required. Cost: $90.
Call: 550-9696. Visit: www.noel artmuseum.org. PAINTBALL CAMP What: Paintball camp. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Odessa Area Outdoor Gun Range, 18200 W. I-20. Kids will learn safety, individual skills, teamwork and leadership. Lunch and water will be provided. Cost: $450 for the entire week (includes everything needed for the week); kids can also pay for separate sessions or days.
Kids can also choose to go for just a day or a morning or afternoon session. Call: 352-3496. Visit: www.Odessa GunRange.com. TEEN ART PROGRAM What: Teen Artist Residency Program with artist Herb Williams. When: 1 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Where: The Ellen Art Museum, 4909 E. University Blvd. Selected students will work with artist Herb Williams to create a large-scale mural installation on the museum grounds, along with smaller works using crayons. For teens ages 13-17.
Students must submit an application in advance. Cost: $90. Call: 550-9696. Visit: www.noelart museum.org. STAGE PRODUCTION What: Patsy When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Angelo Civic Theatre, 1936 Sherwood Way, San Angelo. Call: 325-949-4400. Visit: www.angelo theater.com. OUTDOOR CONCERT What: 2017 Hot Summer Nights Concert Series: Current 9. When: 8 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Where: Heritage Plaza Park, 320 W. Fifth St. Bring lawn chairs and drinks. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed.
Food trucks will be on site. Admission: Free. Call: 337-1492. Visit: odessaarts.org. SUMMER MUMMERS What: 2017 Summer Mummers melodrama, Trip to the Summer of When: 8 p.m.
Where: The Yucca Theatre, 208 N. Colorado Midland. Not recommended for anyone 18 and younger. Call: 570-4111. Continuing events PAL SUMMER CAMP What: Police Athletic League (PAL) summer camp.
When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 5-30. Where: PAL Gym at Floyd Gwin Park, 1015 N. County Road West.
Activities include sporting events, teamwork and leadership activities. For children ages 8-11. Odessa police cers will oversee, mentor and instruct. Visit: tinyurl.com/l22t3hl. KARAOKE What: Karaoke Night.
When: 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Where: The Barn Door Steakhouse Pecos Depot, 2140 Andrews Highway. NOTE: Obituaries are paid notices by family and are not edited for content, punctuation or grammar as per family wishes. There is no charge for death notices of people who live or who previously lived in the Odessa 21-county circulation area.
The newspaper also publishes death notices of spouses, parents, grandparents, children or siblings who live outside the area. Death notices are subject to limits on content. For families who desire a more complete story, a full obituary is available for a nominal charge. Couple takes on Africa missions to spread the gospel BY RUTH CAMPBELL For Lyn and Beth Domsten, their reward for the trips they make to Mozambique and Malawi is the smiles they see on the faces. The mission for Lyn, an instructional technology specialist for Ector County Independent School District, and his wife, Beth, a building clerk at Hays Magnet Academy, is to reach out to youngsters in orphanages and the villages to let them know God loves them and important.
It also means playing with the children and giving them hugs, Beth said, because there are many children who feel abandoned and unloved. The couple heard about opportunities to conduct mission work in Africa while attending a service at Parker Heights Christian Church in Odessa. Pastor Mark Bristow mentioned the idea of ministering at orphanages. Lyn Domsten said it was a door that opened for him and his wife. The Domstens attend Life Unlimited Church, which helped them, but it church sponsored.
was something that was on our heart all the he said. Sometimes, Beth Domsten said she and Lyn take items like a large parachute, balloons or bubble gum. Beth said they taught the children how to blow bubbles. was really fun to see them learn. Just to see their smiles and their laughter.
fun and what we enjoy, too, is that when we bring stuff over there for the kids, we leave it there. We take the toys she said. She added that these are kids who will make a soccer ball out of old plastic sacks, so when they bring a real soccer ball a revelation. appreciative of just Beth said. could be little simple things.
seeing their smiles and making them happy. You may have kids looking sad. You tell them about Jesus. We try to do devotions with them at nighttime, let them know about God, teach them about some of the things in the Bible and let them know important and that God loves This year, Lyn Domsten said they decided to bring virtual reality technology to the orphans in Malawi and Mozambique. The orphanages have 100 to 200 youngsters.
The devices resemble high- tech GAF View-Masters that use smart phones to project Google Expedition and let youngsters see locales all over the world such as Mt. Everest and even take them to the International Space Station. Lyn Domsten said the children also enjoy jungles and zoos and seeing sharks and elephants. looking at it through the goggles and it looks like Domsten said. He added that he reads a little bit of information to help the children understand what looking at.
excitement is just the same as what you would see here in America. Once they put the goggles on and start looking at the pictures within the goggles, they are totally excited. I was telling my friends the word in Mozambique is the same as in Lyn Domsten said. The trip was from June 10 through July 6. They have journeyed to Mozambique twice in the last two years and this year they decided to visit Malawi, which they had done in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
He said they visited an orphanage in Pemba on the In- dian Ocean side of the northern part of Mozambique run by Rolland and Heidi Baker and conducted outreaches to the villages. last outreach was like a two-day camp Lyn Domsten said. They show a lm about the life of Jesus Christ and what Christ has done for people. Afterward, those attending have a chance to accept Christ as their savoir. we pray for anybody that needs prayer for healing or Lyn Domsten said.
bring over solar Bibles in their language. They have a lot of electricity. It runs on solar power or Beth Domsten said she and her husband have built relationships with the children, the house parents, teachers and other adults, including the church pastor. all like a family. fun to see them she said.
She added that she and Lyn try to be a light for people who are discouraged because of the poverty and needs they face. To help ll those needs, Beth said she would like to nd out what the needs are in the areas they have visited and start a fundraiser to those needs. have so much here that we take for granted electricity or running Beth Domsten said. Part of the reason the Dom- stens decided to go on their mission in 2012 was because of their daughter, Alissa, who died of a brain stem tumor in 2005 at age 9. She was a student at Milam Magnet Elementary School.
Lyn said the experience of going to Africa helped him gain a new perspective on life, what it means and how short it is. He said he knows Alissa is in Heaven and he and Beth look forward to seeing her again. He added that Alissa loved the Lord. I really use these Africa trips for my sake. always amazed at what I learn about myself through these trips.
When I come back, a whole new perspective on what I really need and just my closeness with God and trying to get close with he said. He said the experience of losing their daughter diminish he and his belief that God can heal. think the saving grace of that whole Lyn Domsten said. helped me see the author of life and the sustainer of life, but yet his life. Her life was his life, so he chose to take her.
We prayed hard to have her stay here, but it was his life. He gave us peace about it. together. We love serving together as a couple and we love the Lord with all our heart. We just look forward to seeing her again.
The Domstens also have a daughter named Tessa and two granddaughters. really fun to be around them. been Lyn said. RUTH ODESSA AMERICAN Ector County ISD instructional technology specialist Lyn Domsten talks about the mission trip to Africa he and his wife took recently. Missionaries took virtual reality technology to orphans IRIS: www.iris global.org AROUND THE BASIN appreciative of just anything, it could be little simple things.
seeing their smiles and making them happy. You may have kids looking sad. You tell them about BETH DOMSTEN Missionary U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, has scheduled a town hall live from Washington, D.C.
on his Facebook page. The town hall will begin at 3 p.m. CDT on Wednesday. The link to Facebook page is www Live town halls allow me to keep in touch with constituents when voting in Washington. Even when I be in Texas, I want to update you on what my colleagues and I are working on and get your thoughts on the issues that matter the most to Conaway said in a news release.
You can submit your questions to a designated post on Face- book page starting Monday. You may also submit questions during the live streaming of the town hall. If you are unable to watch live, the link will remain active on page for constituents to view at their convenience. If you would like to keep up with work in Congress, you can sign up for his weekly e-newsletter at conaway signup or follow him on Facebook Twitter and Youtube. Information is also available by calling office at 325-247-2676 or by emailing Conaway on his web- site, conaway.house.gov Conaway schedules Facebook Live town hall For information, call 333-7770 or 333-7714 on weekends..
